The notice is a first step before a possible civil injunction is filed in Rankin County Chancery Court.

The notice claims Warren, Jones and Lyle are violating state statutes that establish a separation of powers between the board and the mayor.

Included are a wide range of violations, according to Bellender, such as the board's decision to reduce Beechem's salary, alleged private meetings between aldermen and city employees and the unauthorized signing of checks and "other unauthorized actions."

Lyle is named in the notice because he has "refused or ignored" the mayor's requests to provide her with a copy of the town budget, financial documents, agendas and packets for board meetings in "sufficient time."

The notice also accuses Warren of "constantly and consistently" stepping beyond her authority and seeking "to serve as mayor" while Beechem was present or temporarily absent.

Warren could not be reached immediately for comment.

Pelahatchie town hall.(Photo: Justin Vicory)

Finally, the letter addresses the board's decision to cut the mayor's salary, saying it violated an attorney general's opinion that requires the governing authority to act in good faith and not in a manner that is "arbitrary and unreasonable."